Translucidus (cloud variety)

Translucidus is a cloud variety, it appears in altocumulus, altostratus, stratus, and stratocumulus clouds, this cloud variety is very recognizable, with its only feature being that it is translucent, and gives away the location of the Sun and Moon, and sometimes, it lets stars in the night sky be visible,[1] it is the opposite of the cloud variety opacus, which isn't translucent, but opaque. [2][3] [4]

This cloud variety manifests in clouds with thin water particles or ice crystals

Translucidus
Altostratus translucidus
Abbreviationtr
GenusAltostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, stratus
Varietytranslucidus
Altitude0-7,000 m
(0-23,000 ft)
Appearancetransparent cloud that gives away the location of the Sun and Moon
PrecipitationDepends on the cloud type this variety is appearing in

Examples
  • Altostratus translucidus pannus
    Altostratus translucidus pannus
  • Altocumulus translucidus
    Altocumulus translucidus
  • Stratus translucidus
    Stratus translucidus
  • Stratocumulus stratiformis translucidus undulatus
    Stratocumulus stratiformis translucidus undulatus

See also

References
  1. "Translucidus".
  2. "Translucidus".
  3. "Translucidus".
  4. "Translucidus - Glossary of Meteorology". Glossary.ametsoc.org. 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
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